Budapest vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$540
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$1705
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
92
44
😀 Quality of life
79
68
🏙️ Population
1.71M
1.42M

The cost of living in Budapest is 0.2% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4647th and 4635th ($1124 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Hungary and Oman, respectively. Check Hungary vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 485th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Muscat

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Budapest Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$8464

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646